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PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon
PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Devil

PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon vs PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Devil. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2017
PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon
PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon
Released
Q3/2017
Overall score
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PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Devil
PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Devil

What's the best choice PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon or PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Devil? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon has a maximum frequency of 1.177 GHz+ 2 %. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type HBM2. Released in Q3/2017.

PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Devil has a maximum frequency of 1.308 GHz+ 13 %. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type HBM2. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1355 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1323 place
  • Battlefield 5
    1674 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    1954 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    938 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    267 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1521 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    2162 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    645 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1285 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 10% better clock speed

    1.308 GHz+ 13 % left arrow 1.177 GHz+ 2 %

Positions in all rankings

Common positions PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Devil GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1257 place
  • Battlefield 5
    1522 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    1881 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    928 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    263 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1409 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    2107 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    613 place

Specifications

Technical data
PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon
PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Devil PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Devil
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon and PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Devil, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    AMD RX Vega 56 left arrow AMD RX Vega 56
  • GPU Chip
    Vega 10 XL left arrow Vega 10 XL
  • Execution units
    56 left arrow 56
  • Shader
    3584 left arrow 3584
  • Render Output Units
    64 left arrow 64
  • Texture Units
    256 left arrow 256
Memory settings

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

  • Memory Size
    8 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Memory Type
    HBM2 left arrow HBM2
  • Memory Speed
    0.8 GHz left arrow 0.8 GHz
  • Memory Bandwith
    410 GB/s left arrow 410 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    2048 bit left arrow 2048 bit
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon and PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Devil. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.177 GHz+ 2 % left arrow 1.308 GHz+ 13 %
  • Boost Clock
    1.478 GHz left arrow 1.526 GHz+ 4 %
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    left arrow
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

  • TDP
    210 W left arrow 210 W
  • TDP (up)
    -- left arrow --
  • Tjunction max
    -- left arrow --
  • PCIe-Power
    1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin left arrow 2 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon and PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Devil.

  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow Axial
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan 1
    3 x 85 mm left arrow 3 x 90 mm
  • Noise (Idle)
    -- left arrow --
  • Fan 2
    -- left arrow --
  • Noise (Load)
    -- left arrow --
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • HDCP-Version
    -- left arrow --
  • HDMI Ports
    2x HDMI v2.0b left arrow 2x HDMI v2.0b
  • DP Ports
    2x DP v1.4 left arrow 2x DP v1.4
  • DVI Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • VGA Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • USB-C Ports
    -- left arrow --
Technical data

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12_1 left arrow 12_1
  • Raytracing
    No left arrow No
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
  • LED
    No LED lighting left arrow No LED lighting
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
Dimensions

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

  • Length
    305 mm left arrow 316 mm
  • Height
    140 mm left arrow 150 mm
  • Width
    42 mm left arrow 55 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    2 PCIe-Slots left arrow 3 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    -- left arrow --
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Devil and PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 3.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q3/2017
  • Release price
    -- left arrow --
  • Structure size
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Part-no
    AXRX VEGA 56 8GBHBM2-2D2HD/OC left arrow AXRX VEGA 56 8GBHBM2-2D2HD/OC
  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow data sheet

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon and PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Devil.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming
10.59
PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon
10.93
PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Devil
3DMark Benchmark
3DMark is designed for gamers, overclockers and system builders who want to get the most out of their hardware
6844
PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon
6937
PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Devil
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards
52 fps (avg)
PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon
54 fps (avg)
PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Devil
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine
29 fps (avg)
PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon
31 fps (avg)
PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Devil
Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
Ethash is an algorithm for mining Ethereum cryptocurrency that makes the most of the GPU
47 MH/s
PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon
48 MH/s
PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Devil
Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
The Autolykos algorithm, on which Ergo cryptocurrency is based, allows not only modern GPUs to be used for mining, but also the past generation of GPUs
182 MH/s
PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon
183 MH/s
PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Devil
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards
20 MH/s
PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon
21 MH/s
PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Devil
Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
VertCoin cryptocurrency can be mined on both Nvidia and AMD and is interesting because it mines perfectly on old GPUs like GTX1050, R9 290 and even GTX970
0.75 MH/s
PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon
0.76 MH/s
PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Devil
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